ASHA, ADA and AAA Issue Joint Statement of Support for the Medicare Hearing Act of 2019
On October 22, 2019, the House Ways and Means Committee passed the Medicare Hearing Act of 2019 (H.R. 4618), as amended. The bill, originally introduced by U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), adds new hearing benefits, including hearing aids, for Medicare beneficiaries with severe to profound hearing loss. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),…
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Phonak Celebrates One Million Marvel Hearing Aids Fit
STAFA, SWITZERLAND – Phonak announced today that hearing care professionals around the world have fit one million Marvel hearing aids in only ten months. This makes Phonak Marvel the fastest product to reach the one million milestone in Phonak history and puts Marvel on track to be the company’s best-selling hearing aid of all time.…
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Interim Report Q2 2019: GN Group Posts Strong Performance; Upgrades Guidance for GN Audio
BALLERUP, DENMARK — The GN Group posted another strong quarter, delivering 16% organic revenue growth in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018, according to the company’s Interim Report Q2 2019. GN Interim Report Q2 2019 Highlights GN delivered 16% organic revenue growth in Q2 2019. Revenue growth was 19% including around 3% impact…
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Father and Son Sentenced to Prison in $27 Million Dollar Hearing Aid Insurance Fraud Scheme
A father and son duo that submitted more than $27 million in fraudulent hearing aid claims to insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas was sentenced to eight and seven years in federal prison, respectively, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. Terry Lynn Anderson, 69, and Rocky Freeland…
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Phonak Releases Marvel 2.0 Hearing Aids; Adds New Features and Form Factors
STAFA, SWITZERLAND — Phonak has introduced Marvel 2.0, the next generation of Marvel technology developed to give hearing aid wearers “even more hearing performance, more connectivity and more choice”. With Marvel 2.0, Phonak is making RogerDirect™ available to all Marvel hearing aids while also expanding Marvel technology to more form factors. The company says the…
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Hearing Loss in Middle Age Doubles Risk of Dementia: Study
Hearing loss in middle age was found to be associated with higher odds of cognitive decline and dementia later in life, according to a large study conducted in Taiwan published in JAMA Network Open on July 31st. Using data from more than 16,000 men and women, researchers found that a new diagnosis of hearing loss…
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InnerScope Hearing Technologies Announces Plans To Launch Network of Hearing Screening Kiosks Nationwide
ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA — InnerScope Hearing Technologies Inc. has announced its plans to launch a “network of interactive fully automated Point of Sale Hearing Screening Retail Kiosks and Untreated Hearing Loss Information Centers to be located inside large major hospitals, sporting venues, and other public locations, grocery stores, chain retailers, local retailers, pharmacy chains, grocery stores,…
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Costco Partners with UHA to Allow Direct Payment from Health Plan for Hearing Aids
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Costco has partnered with UHA Health Insurance, which will be the first health plan in the nation to pay directly for its members’ hearing aids purchased at Costco. The partnership is said to also include direct payment for eyeglasses and contact lenses purchased at Costco’s Optical Centers. As of July 15, UHA…
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Sam’s Club and Lucid Hearing Announce Launch of Premium Hearing Aids at Prices that Undercut National Competitors
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lucid Hearing announced today that Sam’s Club has the latest hearing technology that incorporates Bluetooth® communication to the iPhone® with Lucid® digital technology and is value priced at $1399.98 a pair. The announcement comes just a few days following the release of Costco’s Kirkland Signature 9 hearing aids, priced at $1499…
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New UK Study Suggests Wearing Hearing Aids May Reduce Dementia Risk
A new study out of the UK has found that people who wear a hearing aid for age-related hearing problems were able to maintain better brain function over time, compared to those who do not. The latest study helps build upon important research in recent years pulled together by the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention,…
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